How does TRE^™  work?

Whenever we are finding ourselves in dangerous situations our psoas muscle will become active. The psoas muscle lies in our pelvic region and connects the upper body with the legs. Usually it is responsible for allowing fight- and flight-reactions or movements helping us to protect ourselves. The body does react in a very fast and reflexive way. If this reaction cannot take place physiologically, the body has to hold on to the tension and energy lying behind this reaction. It does not make a difference whether we are in real danger physically or just feel threatened mentally – even an imagination of somthing can feel dangerous. 

Unresolved stress and trauma can lead to a chronically tense psoas muscle which is holding excess energy. Signs of withheld energy can be: pain, tension, digestive issues, sleep difficulties, auto-immune diseases, depression, PTSD, anxiety, anger, burnout etc. 

The TRE^™  exercises are mobilising your psoas muscle which initiates neurogenic tremoring. These spontaneous neuromuscular movements are spreading out through the whole body – allowing the energy to flow freely. Often a sense of safety does arise as the old defensive responses, withheld stress and traumatic reactions are being released. Past triggers may dissapear over time because the nervous system is no longer in a state of alertness and the trauma cycle could be completed. 

The Psoas muscle is also connected to our diaphragm. Often we are holding back our breath, suppressing an urge to cry or we may have a tight chest after a traumatic experience. Neurogenic tremoring can also release tension in our rib cage and can travel to the jaw, which often holds energy (tight jaw and teeth grinding).

Neurogenic tremoring helps our nervous system to regulate and relax. It allows the parasympathetic nervous system to reactivate and helps to let go of stressful reactions of the sympathetic nervous system.  TRE ^™ reduces high levels of stress hormones in the body such as adrenaline and allows it to come out of traumatic freeze-states. The body may also release stress and tension without us having to know where it came from or without us remembering consciously (e.g. early childhood experience). 

Neurogenic tremoring is a subcortical, intrinsic reaction – a natural and innate reflex ouf our nervous system within the body. Those movements are initiated by deeper structures of the brain (e.g. brain stem) which connect to the body via our spine. The autonomous regulation relaxes not only our muscle fibres but also our internal perception of the world around us. It returns us to the natural pulsation of our organism. 

TRE^™ leads to a constant communication between afferent and efferent neurons of the nervous system, which means it creates a bidirectional connection between the body and the brain. This happens automatically and can strengthen our physical awareness. We can connect to our body and continuously down-regulate into a more calm state of being.

Neurogenic movements are a natural and innate reflex of the body: TRE^™ reactivates the ability to let go of tension, stress and trauma from the memory of the body. It makes us feel more alive and at ease.